3. Reliance on US software is becoming a security risk. The increasing hostility drives European governments to seek open source alternatives.
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3. Reliance on US software is becoming a security risk. The increasing hostility drives European governments to seek open source alternatives.
1. Windows is on the decline. Bugs, bloat and unwanted AI features make it less and less usable
2. Linux has a lot of momentum. Adoption rates are rising and Linux increasingly establishes itself in the gaming market.
I think as long as it is still January, new year predictions are allowed, so here is one: 2026 may be the year of the Linux desktop 🐧.
I can think of three good reasons:
(read the full post here: olebialas.com/posts/year-o...)
On the day before, I'll host another 1-day workshop where you can learn the prerequisite computer skills like using a terminal and version control with git:
uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/reg
Want to learn how to manage and version-control scientific data using a free and open source distributed system?
Then join me on Dec 5th for a 1-day introductory workshop on DataLad!
It's online and free and you can sign up here if you are interested:
uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...
I recently learned about UnitMatch, a Bayesian algorithm for tracking units across multiple recordings. There is a Python package but, unfortunately, I did not find any good tutorial on how to use it - so I made one! Hope it's useful.
olebialas.github.io/posts/2024-1...
New blog post! Using Python with Pandas and Seaborn to analyze a and visualize the activity from hundreds of neurons in the visual cortex:
olebialas.github.io/posts/2025-0...
Want to learn new data analysis skills for neuroscience? Join my workshop "Intro to Neural Spike Analysis in Python" June 11th to 13th. It's free and online, and we'll explore lots of interesting topics like model fitting, PCA and generative simulations.
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